I dream about this stuff that I shouldn’t eat. But you bet your ass next time I’m in Fort Myers, I’ll be buying a box....

Anyone who knows me knows I love tea. It all started with a taste for the simple bag of Lipton my mum would make but the evolution of that taste has led me down many paths of aromas, tastes, and tea types. Naturally, I love going to Teavana, a store specializing in all sorts of amazing mixes....

This weekend I had planned to have a few friends over. It was an opportunity to try something new for a party snack.  This recipe (suggested by @jstone13zero) is from one of our new favorite blogs, Oh She Glows. The ingredients were simple enough. Add some maple syrup and balsamic vinegar...

I got told to put my camera away at Mozart bakery while trying to photograph their lovely cakes.  :) Oh well. here’s one picture!...

So I found myself at piedmont park this morning, post engagement shoot, happy and hungry. There was a small farmer’s market type thing (which I later discovered to be the Piedmont Park Green Market) going on at the entrance of the park. Lucky for me DoggyDoggATL was right around the corner...

There was definitely one sin I was indulging greatly into in Sin City, and that is the sin of chocolate! (more commonly known as gluttony..!) The crepe specialists located in Caesar’s Palace, Payard’s, make amazing tantalizing sinfully sweet tongue and eye delights.  They only have...

Man I love how much thought I put into my titles. Also, I am loving the macro capabilities of my tx9. I swear my expensive lenses can’t compare to some of the stuff this little guy captures. Oh, and yay! This is my 300th post! :) I think I might have finally gotten over losing the data in...

So.. it takes about 130 proof alcohol to burn  awesomely.  I’m a big fat sissy so this was blown out about 20 seconds after it was lit. I was able to successfully light a cored strawberry filled with rum on a cupcake and it burned for quite a while. I was able to get a quick low blue...

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I was part of a group of about 30 people out to celebrate a friend’s birthday. Reservations were made back in December for this past Saturday night (22nd of January). Once enough people arrived we were seated in a separate room and the waiters started taking drink orders. I ordered a...

Champagne has to be the most fun bottled drink ever! Fun fact: it was known as the devil’s wine for a while in the early part of it’s history since it liked to bust a cap and then smoke like the breath of the devil himself! FYI, overlapping bokeh = win.  Dirty bokeh though....

Smoked Salmon Bites served at Fado’ in Midtown. Traditional cold oak-smoked salmon on crisp boxty “blini” with capers, onions, light horseradish sauce and lemon. If  you haven’t been, I suggest you take a visit. It’s one of my favorite...

It’s amazing what a little whipped cream and chocolate shavings with a toss of cinnamon will do for a...

I hope everyone had a fabulous new years eve. I sure...

I’ve been on a salad binge this week in an attempt to undo some of the Thanksgiving damage. The spring mix is the best. The textures and flavors are pretty varied and make the salad less boring. Throw a chunk of lightly seasoned grilled chicken on there and it’s a pretty dang delicious...

I need to start restaurant reviewing again. I am sooo lazy. I’ve gone to so many new restaurants I wanted to review but haven’t. Well lets start with P’Cheen. So my friends and I found ourselves in the Virginia Highlands last Friday. I had an itch to try something new after being at...

My dad and brother were in the area yesterday and convinced me to meet them at HMart. I hadn’t been in there in ages and did a little fruit shopping. They have these super sweet little grapes that are amazing. So naturally I bought a box. Mmmm...

I tried a little fruity experiment… Recipe:  1 Shot Glass + 4 Well Shaped Raspberries + Coconut Rum = Zesty tropical...

So. Sunday night. I made cupcakes. I used fall colors. And halloween-ish themes.  And pretty much whatever the hell I wanted to do. I think I love decorating cakey goodies. And check it out you can kind of see my fall-ey centerpiece on my coffee table.  Oh god what is happening...

Blue is soooo my favorite color of pops but I haven’t had one since my 11th grade AP lit teacher handed some out, and then made fun of me when my tongue and teeth were blue. :) Still. I dream sometimes of having one...

When I was a kid I used to love these. They were in these little packets with oranges, lemons, and other fruit shaped hard...

I love Yogi tea for both its excellent taste in tea blends and the cute and sometimes inspiring saying on the bag tag. - Posted from my...

Famous chocolate maker and food network chef Norman Love has a shop in Fort Myers. It’s filled with things like this, made entirely out of...

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Henry looks at the sushi task that is upon him with a mix of fear and determination! If you want to know how this story ended, the plate was empty....

My good friend Henry was here for the wedding this week, from St. Louis. We devoured sushi together. Actually we devoured a lot of things this weekend. Doesn’t he have that “Here, have some tea, and call me sensei” look?...

I looooooooooooooove playning with exposure. Blueberries in a carbonated...

Japanese is one of my favorite cuisines. I love how diverse their food is in both taste and presentation. I have been wanting to get better at food photography and decided to start with my favorite kinds of food. I went to Kampai the other night and had brought my camera along so I could shoot...